測鉛 | Japanese meaning

測鉛【そくえん】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

sounding lead; plummet

Forms

測鉛【そくえん】
そくえん

Generated definitions (experimental)

sounding lead; plummet

This refers to a heavy object used for measuring depth in water or to help determine a straight vertical line. It can also refer to the act of measuring depth.

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I used the sounding lead to measure the depth of the sea.

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I dropped the plummet to check the vertical line.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to use a sounding leadto lower the plummetto measure with a leadsounding lead used for depth measurementto pull up the sounding leadsounding lead for fixed point surveyingsounding lead used in fishingweight of the sounding leadsounding lead in seabed surveysmethod of using a sounding lead

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

つな綱のさきに先になまり鉛のおもりをつけたすいしん水深をはかるどうぐ道具．.

Wiktionary

測鉛【そくえん】

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

sounding lead; plummet

Forms

測鉛【そくえん】
そくえん

Generated definitions (experimental)

sounding lead; plummet

This refers to a heavy object used for measuring depth in water or to help determine a straight vertical line. It can also refer to the act of measuring depth.